A review by dolcezzina21
When the Summer Was Ours by Roxanne Veletzos

5.0

This book gripped my heart! The characters were so well developed and likeable that I prayed for a turn of events and their good fortune throughout the entire book. The town of Sopron and the other places in Hungary were like characters themselves in how well I was able to visualize them. Roxanne Veletzos really knows how to awaken your senses with her words to bring you right into the setting with her characters to see, hear, taste, smell and touch everything they experience. By the end, I was sobbing uncontrollably and filled with so many emotions. That is a sign of a well done book, a book that makes you live and breathe the characters' journeys so much so that you feel what they feel. This story was very fast paced and I was so wrapped up in the book that I finished it in less than 36 hours. I devoured it and long for more from this author!

I also appreciate that Roxanne uses true events in Hungarian history and from her family background to weave her beautiful tales.

This book was given to me by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!